I need to write more and possibly clarify my paragraphs to excentuate my main idea.
I think this exersice was very helpful in that I was able to see where I was going and what I need to fix.
Friday, November 30, 2007
Paper as it goes
Do me a favor and take a few seconds to write down five things that come to your mind when you think of piracy. Now look at your list, do you have anything about software piracy or bootlegged copies of movies and music? Did you have anything about rogues swinging on ropes, with a patch over one eye, a parrot on their shoulder, and yelling “Arrrr” while threatening you with a rusty cutlass? How about Johnny Depp?
I would be curious to see how many people wrote down speedboats, machine guns, grenade launchers, Global Positioning Systems, and it all happening yesterday, today and tomorrow?
There are still pirates prowling the waters in search for “booty”. But these pirates are nothing like what is seen in the movies. In fact, modern pirates are even more dangerous than their famous predecessors, Blackbeard and Kidd. Modern day pirates stalk the port towns and trading straights for any seafaring prey. They board unsuspecting ships and steal anything they can get their hands on, ranging from a bucket of paint and a piece of rope to the ship itself.
Modern pirates roam the waters of busy trading routes under the disguise of simple and poor fishing boats. They look for anyone who may be sailing a little to close to shore, although they do not limit themselves to these. Although pirates attack any type of ship, including a cruise liner in 2005, they also look for features that could help them gain access to the ship. Ships with little distance between deck and the waterline, called freeboard, offer an easy climb for pirates. Ships without their deck lights on are prime targets, without any lights, pirates can slip through the shadows without detection.
To get on board a ship, pirates use different tactics. Poor pirates usually sneak aboard ships anchored at port. Unseen they climb up the gangway or scramble up the sides of the ship. These types of pirates just use this opportunity to take what ever has not been locked down by the ship’s crew. Many ships have lost buckets of paint and coils of rope due to these thefts. “They will typically be armed with knives” states an article about modern piracy written in 2007, “and although not looking to fight they will attack if they think they are under threat and cannot escape”.
Richer, more organized, pirates used a variety of
I would be curious to see how many people wrote down speedboats, machine guns, grenade launchers, Global Positioning Systems, and it all happening yesterday, today and tomorrow?
There are still pirates prowling the waters in search for “booty”. But these pirates are nothing like what is seen in the movies. In fact, modern pirates are even more dangerous than their famous predecessors, Blackbeard and Kidd. Modern day pirates stalk the port towns and trading straights for any seafaring prey. They board unsuspecting ships and steal anything they can get their hands on, ranging from a bucket of paint and a piece of rope to the ship itself.
Modern pirates roam the waters of busy trading routes under the disguise of simple and poor fishing boats. They look for anyone who may be sailing a little to close to shore, although they do not limit themselves to these. Although pirates attack any type of ship, including a cruise liner in 2005, they also look for features that could help them gain access to the ship. Ships with little distance between deck and the waterline, called freeboard, offer an easy climb for pirates. Ships without their deck lights on are prime targets, without any lights, pirates can slip through the shadows without detection.
To get on board a ship, pirates use different tactics. Poor pirates usually sneak aboard ships anchored at port. Unseen they climb up the gangway or scramble up the sides of the ship. These types of pirates just use this opportunity to take what ever has not been locked down by the ship’s crew. Many ships have lost buckets of paint and coils of rope due to these thefts. “They will typically be armed with knives” states an article about modern piracy written in 2007, “and although not looking to fight they will attack if they think they are under threat and cannot escape”.
Richer, more organized, pirates used a variety of
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